Death Machine (1994)

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writer:

Stephen Norrington

Stars:

Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Dourif	...	Jack Dante
Ely Pouget	...	Hayden Cale
William Hootkins	...	John Carpenter
John Sharian	...	Sam Raimi
Martin McDougall	...	Yutani
Andreas Wisniewski	...	Weyland
Richard Brake	...	Scott Ridley
Alex Brooks	...	Sheriff Dickson
Stuart St. Paul	...	Glitching Hardman
Jackie Sawiris	...	Waitress
Annemarie Lawless	...	Screaming Demonstrator (as Anne Marie Zola)
Julie Cox	...	Screaming Demonstrator
Kathleen Tessaro	...	Reporter
Ronald Fernee	...	Reporter
Lesley Lyon	...	Reporter

Storyline

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who would help her.

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Plot Keywords:

survival | die hard scenario | computer hacker | science runs amok | mercenary | 

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Taglines:

Fear Is Death

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sci-fi terror and violence, language and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

UK Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Cyber connections

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£139,068 (United Kingdom), 26 May 1995, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$267,986, 10 November 1995, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,703,493, 31 December 1995

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,129,045, 31 December 1995

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment Film Distributors, Fugitive Features, Victor Company of Japan (JVC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 111 min (Director's Cut) 128 min (Final Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Scott Ridley" is named after Ridley Scott, and "John Carpenter" is named after John Carpenter. "Weyland" and "Yutani" are named after the company in Alien (1979), directed by Scott.

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Goofs

When Carpenter walks through the glass doors and looks back behind him, two cameramen in blue jeans are reflected in the glass.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Carpenter: There he is, the ultimate soldier. No mercy, no pity, no fear.

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Crazy Credits

Special Thanks To: [..] No Thanks To: They Know Who They Are...

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Alternate Versions

Rated version is the shortest one. The version released on UK DVD is the Director's Cut but slightly shorter than the uncut version released on DVD in Germany. The Japanese Laserdisc version is identical to the German DVD and 131min runtime is wrong (includes the extras). Japanese Laserdisc is the only release of the uncut version with English audio (Digital 2.0 Dolby Surround), the German DVD has a German DD5.1 track but no English track.

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Connections

References Alien (1979)

User Reviews

God of the str8 to videos!!!

Everyone is trying to say this is suppose to be a comedy. I have a collection of around 300 movies and alot of them are funny as hell but not classified as comedy. Lethal Weapon 4 for example had more humor in it than Death Machine. This is a great movie with a strong resemblance to Aliens, not Alien despite public opinion. The costume design on the Hardman suit was very good for a low budget film. The camera work was really good especially in certain scenes where several emotions are caught in them. The movie features a good plot and believable tech for the year it takes place in. It does feature some cheesy lines in a couple of parts but other than that its dialogue is strong. Our tree hugging heros are very likable too. In my own humble opinion which of course is the only one that matters, if this were re-released as a theatrical motion picture, it'd be the action flick of the summer next year! This one gets a 9!